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Big Coal: decades of deception
“Can coal be cleaned before it’s burned? Of course it can!” Although this language comes from a 1970s advertisement from coal giant American Electric Power, this claim would be right at home with...
View ArticleRecord amounts of ad spending by dirty energy industries, same old deceptions
This year, the oil, gas and coal industries combined have spent more than $153 million on ads promoting fossil fuels and attacking renewables, according to the New York Times. That’s almost four times...
View ArticleCoal Miners in Romney TV ads were forced to attend rally
Last week, Greenpeace posted a comparison of Romney’s new “War on Coal” TV ads with coal industry advertising. Our analysis shows that Romney’s ads mirror four decades of coal industry advertising. It...
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Coal industry flails around for a new PR strategy
Last week I looked at the coal industry’s failed PR efforts, which even Luke Popovich, the head of the National Mining Association, admits has not worked: “Anyway, ‘war on coal’ never resonated with...
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